Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

This approach has greatly enhanced our ability to defend information systems against attack. Widespread use of antivirus, intrusion detection technologies, improved cryptography algorithms, and methods for blacklisting infected web sites are just a few examples of how technical advances have improved cyber defense.

Game Theory 8

Game Theory Incentives Diversity System 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

the well-known test preparation company, where he developed and launched the online college that offers Associates and Bachelors degrees and certificates in Business, Information Technology, Nursing, and Law. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc.,

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Library Kaplan Newsletter Audience 70

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

With the focus properly on the amazing athletics, I doubt that many viewers paused to wonder how that feat of information technology was possible. The fact is, London 2012 is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology (IT) project of all time. A few facts might hint at the scale of this challenge.

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Committee Project Audience Information Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

But maybe the thrill of accomplishment in these pockets is diverting senior managers’ attention from another, even more critical opportunity: Digital technologies are also rapidly changing how managers can acquire and assess the information they use to develop and execute on enterprise-wide strategy. To what extent?

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

From connected cars, iPhone-controlled locks (versions of which here, here, and here are in or close to production), to the hypothetical "smart fridge" that will one day order milk for me when I''ve run out, these technologies bring with them the promise of energy efficiency, convenience, and flexibility.

Engineering 8

Engineering Software Wireless Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

Right now, the FCC is working on the biggest transformation in over a century of profound technological progress in communications: shutting down the analog telephone network. Until the Internet, both technologies boasted nearly 100% penetration. It’s an end-game everyone needs to keep a close eye on.

Technology 8

Technology Information Technology Wireless Proposal 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

the well-known test preparation company, where he developed and launched the online college that offers Associates and Bachelors degrees and certificates in Business, Information Technology, Nursing, and Law. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc.,

Planning 50

Planning Audience Succession Library 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2013

Real-world data is often complex, of diverse types from diverse sources, and not always reliable. With newer technology freeing designers from the paper-based paradigm of images, even more compelling narratives can be constructed. Information & technology' Does your data set have outliers? How is it distributed?

Storytelling 9

Storytelling Succession Audience Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

With the combination of cloud storage and computing, mobile technologies, and powerful analytical and predictive tools, we can start mining 'big data' and reaping huge rewards.". We commonly see new technologies overhyped; their capabilities are promoted beyond their potential. It's not that simple, especially for sales forces.

CRM 14

CRM Micromanagement Technology Maturity 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

We have closely studied three of these models: The Helix Center at Imperial College London, the Center for Innovation at the Mayo Clinic, and the Consortium for Medical Technologies at Massachusetts General Hospital. How technology is changing the design and delivery of care. Insight Center. Health Care’s New Frontier.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The technological challenge is hard enough. If decision makers aren’t willing to experiment with the tool and improve their outcomes over time, then your investment in the technology is wasted. One trick is to pilot a game with a small, diverse set of users and involve them in co-creating the game’s rules and rewards.

Tools 8

Tools Learning Curve Insurance B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

True, they pioneered the creative use of technology to open up flexible new ways of renting a car. Reputation systems and active supplier screening maintain quality, and the need for insurance keeps customers from bypassing the marketplaces. Sadly, the Zipcar culture may not survive the merger.

Disaggregation 9

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

At the end of his career, he summarized, “There is no controversy in social science which shows such a large body of qualitatively diverse studies coming out so uniformly in the same direction as this one. And those states that retain parole have shifted their systems to rely increasingly on [algorithmic] risk assessments of recidivism.”

Information Technology 12

Information Technology Analysis Software Guidelines 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

Giving up any form of revenue or market share at a large health system these days would be a courageous decision, but these health systems can make up the revenue (and more) by focusing on performing highly complex, specialized procedures—which often have the biggest of all profit margins—and building a national market for those procedures.

Health Care 8

Health Care Information Technology Learning-by-Doing Information 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

With guidance from Paul English, chief technology officer of Kayak, we borrowed a common tool from business — professional virtual communities (PVCs) — and adapted it to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. In health care, we thought, they could be a rapid, practical means for diverse professionals to share insights and tactics.

Globalization 9

Globalization Health Care Information Technology Chief Technology Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

To understand my point, let's think about how big companies have developed scale advantages through information systems. Despite this modularization, managers still relied on one support system to unify a set of seemingly smaller value chains; information. In today's world, you don't need to have scale to enjoy scale.

Porter 13

Porter Competitive Advantage Safe Harbor Efficiency 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Other companies have multiple employee collaboration platforms with different rules and technologies. Is CDO the next step for the aspiring CIO-Plus?

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Societies and legal systems — police and neighborhoods — have to collaborate not just to fix broken windows but identify and punish vandals and criminal gangs. And busting the government monopoly on active defense would probably increase the diversity, imagination, and effectiveness of the counterhacking community.

Film 9

Film Information Technology Globalization Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

The world is full of examples: "At IBM , we strive to lead in the invention, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics. We use this idea to foster change in social institutions and thinking.".

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Mission Statement Public Relations Commitment Committee 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

Increasingly, customers demand more after-sale service; this is the norm now in business-to-business sales, but will spill over to consumer goods, too, thanks to some of the technology advances we'll talk about below. On the innovation front, the opportunities are more diverse, but equally powerful.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. The only negative effect this rise of the long tail should have on venture capitalists is that they need to get better at filtering the increased noise in the system.

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Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. The only negative effect this rise of the long tail should have on venture capitalists is that they need to get better at filtering the increased noise in the system.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Many executives pine for their internal IT systems to give them a more consumer-friendly experience. Organizations seek such integration when they buy their ERP systems from vendors like SAP and Oracle. Interoperability across different cloud providers is extremely difficult to realize, and there are few standards.

Execution 8

Execution Hotels Software System 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2011

In the Soviet Union and East Germany, education became a key differentiator among members of this generation, as the best and the brightest were able to excel in the communist system. Education was an important goal for Boomers in Western countries during these years.

Education 14

Education Compliance White Paper Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Both of these Trojans target system information, online credentials, and banking details. These are also customizable tools that can gather any sort of information the thief wishes. Boards should also understand and be kept informed of the nature and source of cyberrisks. Insight Center. The Future of Cybersecurity.

Company 8

Company Banking Information Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

Within a couple of years we set up a lab of about 15 people — mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians, and systems engineers — and spent half our time immersed in enormous AT&T data issues (we helped the company save hundreds of millions) and the other half extending the principles of quality management to data.

Organization 14

Organization Wireless Diversity Quality 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

Once they understood this point, they aimed to provoke change, but by working within the existing management system, not blowing it up. The data provocateurs I’ve worked with form a diverse lot: scientists, HR specialists, people at the lowest management levels, division presidents, relative newcomers, and seasoned veterans.

Quality 11

Quality Resistance Learning-by-Doing Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2013

First, most nonprofits are simply too cash-strapped to invest in cutting-edge information systems to track their activities, engage with their stakeholders and understand their context. This may seem like a low bar but nonprofits face legitimate challenges in gathering, organizing, and using even basic data.

Information 8

Information Storytelling Comparison Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Instead, it simply became more subtle in its execution: customer-specific offers are now interspersed with more generic ads or a more diverse set of promotions. through scoring systems or data visualizations)? Target didn't stop collecting and leveraging customer behavior data in its marketing, however.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Retail Comparison Business Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

health system, change management is an essential skill for public and private leaders alike. For these leaders — and young people aspiring to careers as health care managers — one very practical question emerges: What are the critical skills for leading major change in our health system?

System 8

System Skills Health Care Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2016

Over the past 20 years, information technology and digital channels have changed the way consumers shop for products ranging from cars to homes to electronics. Business buyers are more connected and informed than ever before. Systems (e.g., mobile, cloud), and information (e.g., Sellers must respond.

B2B 8

B2B Information Information Technology CRM 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2017

Digital transformation—or the way of thinking about this change—refers to the use of technology to improve the reach and performances of enterprises. Urban digital nervous system. The technology is sophisticated enough now that the possibilities seem almost limitless. They are signs of profound change.

Content 8

Content Transportation Osborne Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

This means that companies must leave behind traditional models of proprietary systems, rigid processes, and reliance on a few longtime partners and move toward models that embrace open and flexible structures in which partners can solve business problems together. Sponsored by DXC Technology. How the best companies get up to speed.

Succession 8

Succession ROI Technology Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

So instead of creating another pill dispenser, it launched a compliance-enhancing system. In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

The sheer magnitude of Apple’s new headquarters sets it apart from any other technology workspace on the West Coast. Software, like information technology in general, is optimized for speed and upgrades — constant, sometimes radical change. million square feet) called the Ring, designed to house 12,000 employees. (To

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Hedge Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

To be successful and cost-effective in holistically addressing children’s total wellness will require a large team of non-medical personnel with diverse training and skills to work with children and their parents. Health information and other technology. Technologies hold promise for remote monitoring and intervention.

Health Care 10

Health Care Metrics Efficiency Absenteeism 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

In a world with severe healthcare resource constraints, mobile digital technology can be a major " force multiplier." It can empower both patients and practitioners by providing them with the information they need to make informed decisions about health issues from healthy living habits, to health care provision, and monitoring of diseases.

Wireless 15

Wireless Health Care Pharmaceuticals Business Model 15